Battery Lab Advanced Test Engineer

An Electrified Powertrain Integration Center (EPIC) Battery Lab Test Engineer is responsible for leading quality initiatives which includes reducing warranty claims by way of reviewing DVM’s for completeness, making modifications to existing DVM’s, and proposing new DVM’s while also being responsible for validating the new/modified test and reviewing data. You primarily work hand-in-hand with D&R engineers, test engineers, OPD, CAE engineers, functional quality leads, as well as test technicians/analysts, and test equipment vendors, to support the company's testing needs for reducing warranty costs to HV batteries and their subsystems.

Primary Duties:
Regular/Daily tasks include:

Development of DV plans with efficient test timing and 100% issue/error detection (product or test execution related) with an emphasis on Full Automation / Requester Not Present

Create and improve automation in the lab by way of AVL/equipment

Support accurate and complete metrics reporting

Responsible for warranty reporting check ins with senior management

Management of test requests, schedules, and facilities; accurate daily ELMS reporting

Develop, procure, and install new test equipment systems to support current and future testing

Lead/Support the creation/publication of standardized test methods

What you'll do...

• Providing direction to Test Analysts to aid in quality improvement with the focus of warranty claim reduction
  • Create and translate test request requirements into lab executable instructions / test plans
  • Assisting technicians in the day-to-day execution of testing
  • Leading test site troubleshooting efforts
• Providing training to incoming Test Engineers to aid in the quality improvement with the focus of warranty claim reduction
  • Help new TE’s understand how to test to reduce warranty claims
  • Guide others on adding and improving automation to test scripts
  • Provide ‘mentor’ style experience to assist less experienced engineers with processes/practices
  • Be a continual resource for test stand setup and execution questions
• Implementation of standard practices for lab processes. Document said processes and provide instruction to team members on their execution
  • Provide guidance to VEV and requestor engineers and analysts related to development of test procedures / scripts to examine previously untested parameters and identify ways to monitor those parameters
• Configuring/Operating Lynx site automation systems and supplemental site controls and I/O to achieve fully automated testing and 100% error detection/response
  • Creating and maintaining test parameter files, test limits, quality parameters and automation scripts
  • Improve setups for a higher automation capability
  • Troubleshoot and problem solve data upload and synchronization issues with Ford Santorin server
  • Conduct research based on these findings to determine future data acquisition tools, software and hardware
• Analyzing test data for performance/execution issues
  • Develop detection strategies for issues not captured by the site control system; facilitate data delivery to customer
  • Review test results for quality of data, identify areas for improvement in both measurements taken and testing executed
  • Suggest and implement changes to tests to fully encompass projected customer use in order to mitigate warranty claims
  • Champion projects to expand battery testing capabilities
• Developing test equipment / facility upgrade capital project proposals
  • Authoring specification and statement of work documents
  • Building financial and business rationale, obtaining cost estimates
  • Developing project timing plans and managing capital projects, including tracking and managing cost, timing, and equipment installations, leading activities with equipment vendors and skilled trades, and coordinating with Lab Scheduling
• Support standard DCV/TPV/KLT and milestone testing
  • Make sure milestone developmental testing is on track
  • Run SCO, Thermal, Cell Integration, Functional and Robustness, and Environmental
  • Propose changes to milestone testing to improve automation, improve timing delivered, and/or increase test run efficiency
• Conduct test safety sign-offs prior to initiation of test scripts
  • Understand each test setup…